Improvement in devices for securing and carrying paper bags



F. H. MELVILLE. DEVICES 'FORSECURING AND CARRYING PAPER-BAGS. ,No.193,888. Patented Aug. 7,1877.

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FRANK H; MELVILLE, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR SECURING AND CARRYING PAPER BAGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 193,858., dated August7, 1877; application filed July 7, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. MELVILLE, of Bloomington, in the county ofMcLean and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Devices for Securing and Carrying Water-Proof and otherPaper Bags; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being made to theaccompanyiing drawing, forming a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a paper bag with my improvementattached thereto; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the blank from which myimprovement is formed; Fig. 3, a

perspective view of the metal strip as applied to the bag.

This invention relates to improvements in devices adapted for securingand carrying water-proof and other paper bags, whereby the contents ofthe bag are securely confined therein, and the bag conveniently carriedand the invention consists in the combination, with a water-proof orother paper bag, of a detachable metallic strip, to which a cord orother equivalent device is attached, said strip being secured to the bagin the manner hereinafter fully described.

A in the drawing represents a water-proof bag, for containing andcarrying ice-cream, oysters, beer, ale, porter, molasses, vinegar,pickles, &c. B is a metallic strip formed from a single piece of sheetmetal, as shown in Fig. 2. This metal strip is cut entirely through onthe lines a a, and is folded over longitudinally and centrally, as shownin Fig. 3, and between said folds is secured a cord, 0, or otherequivalent device. This strip is secured to the bag by folding the topedges of the bag over the strip and the ends I) b of the strip,

(formed by cutting the blank as above de scribed,) which extend beyondthe bag, are turned back and folded over the folds of the bag, coveringthe strip a, which secures said strip to the bag.

This device, as applied to paper bags, securely confines the materialcontained therein, and also serves to confine and secure a cord orequivalent device for carrying the bag with its contents.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, with a Water-proof or otherpaper bag, of a detachable metallic strip, B, applied theretosubstantially as herein shown and described.

2. The metallic strip, B formed from a single blank of metal, cutentirely through on the lines a a, and folded overlongitudinally andcentrally, substantially in the manner herein shown and described.

3. The combination, with a paper bag, of the metallic strip B, inclosingthe cord 0, snbstantially as and for the purpose specified.

FRANK H. MELVILLE. Witnesses:

THOS. SLADE, J. H. SHUMWAY.-

